In: Finance
Suppose that there is a perpetuity that pays $1,000 per year and that the appropriate discount rate is 5%.
a.present value of the perpetuity if the first payment occurs one year from today:
=> payments / discount rate
=>$1,000 / 0.05
=>$20,000.
b.present value of the perpetuity if the first payment occurs today:
payment + ( payments / discount rate)
=>1,000 + (1,000/0.05)
=>1,000 + 20,000
=>21,000.